So what is experimental video? How is this class different from Video Production and Broadcast? These might be questions you've asked yourself or maybe were asked by your parents when signing up for this class.
This page will hopefully get you some of the answers you need. Experimental Video has its roots in the Avant-Garde art movement that became a "thing" in the 1920s. Avant-Garde means work that is innovative and not the usual mainstream. Often avant-garde or experimental filmmakers experimented with techniques that normally would be unacceptable, out of focus, slow motion, layering of multiple effects might be part of an experimental/avant-garde film. This movement grew as technologies changed. Avant-Garde art is often seen as subversive or counter cultural. Many early avant-garde works were influenced by the Surrealist (dreams and sub-conscience mixed with reality) and Dada (made fun of the mainstream art world with art jokes) art movements. Often the subject and story were the experimental part. Telling a story that wasn't linear or like most story lines could be part of the experimental nature of the film.
As time passed and video became a new medium, artists began to experiment figuring out how they could stretch and change the way the medium worked. Some experimented not only with the video medium, but also the subject matter and the sounds. Strange performance art often became part of this form of art. Sometimes the installation of the video had to do with the experimental nature of the work.
Some artists used video within their artwork as a layer of information. Tony Oursler projects video onto objects giving the faces on the objects an actual video face that speaks. His work is a bit creepy, but interesting too.
Here are a few places to look for more on the history of experimental film and video
UBU is a great resource for all things Avant Garde. http://ubu.com
The Video Data Bank is a fantastic collection of artist and history of artists who've experimented with film and video. http://www.vdb.org/
Nam June Paik is considered the father of experimental video and video art. In addition to Nam June Paik there are others who experimented in a similar way. Watch below.
Laurie Anderson was a Performance artist from the 1970s into present day. She pioneered merging music and video and other effects in her performances she often played around with words and language and warping the sound of her voice as an instrument of the video performance.
Glitch Art is a more modern movement that takes technology and purposely tweaks it. Watch this video to learn more. Video and Photography have involved glitch. We will talk about this a lot more in a future unit.
So what is experimental video? How is this class different from Video Production and Broadcast? These might be questions you've asked yourself or maybe were asked by your parents when signing up for this class.
This page will hopefully get you some of the answers you need. Experimental Video has its roots in the Avant-Garde art movement that became a "thing" in the 1920s. Avant-Garde means work that is innovative and not the usual mainstream. Often avant-garde or experimental filmmakers experimented with techniques that normally would be unacceptable, out of focus, slow motion, layering of multiple effects might be part of an experimental/avant-garde film. This movement grew as technologies changed. Avant-Garde art is often seen as subversive or counter cultural. Many early avant-garde works were influenced by the Surrealist (dreams and sub-conscience mixed with reality) and Dada (made fun of the mainstream art world with art jokes) art movements. Often the subject and story were the experimental part. Telling a story that wasn't linear or like most story lines could be part of the experimental nature of the film.
As time passed and video became a new medium, artists began to experiment figuring out how they could stretch and change the way the medium worked. Some experimented not only with the video medium, but also the subject matter and the sounds. Strange performance art often became part of this form of art. Sometimes the installation of the video had to do with the experimental nature of the work.
Ann Hamilton has developed multimedia works that employ video into the installation of the work. Her work utilizes a variety of media including video, sewing, photography and more. Check out http://www.annhamiltonstudio.com/projects/ghostaborderact.html
Some artists used video within their artwork as a layer of information. Tony Oursler projects video onto objects giving the faces on the objects an actual video face that speaks. His work is a bit creepy, but interesting too.
Here are a few places to look for more on the history of experimental film and video
UBU is a great resource for all things Avant Garde. http://ubu.com
The Video Data Bank is a fantastic collection of artist and history of artists who've experimented with film and video. http://www.vdb.org/
Nam June Paik is considered the father of experimental video and video art. In addition to Nam June Paik there are others who experimented in a similar way. Watch below.
Laurie Anderson was a Performance artist from the 1970s into present day. She pioneered merging music and video and other effects in her performances she often played around with words and language and warping the sound of her voice as an instrument of the video performance.
Glitch Art is a more modern movement that takes technology and purposely tweaks it. Watch this video to learn more. Video and Photography have involved glitch. We will talk about this a lot more in a future unit.
Experimental Video on Wikipedia